What Music Are You Listening to Now?

[Irish YJ]

I'm enjoying the stroking to the normal.

 

[fightingirish26]

I'm enjoying The New Abnormal by the Strokes.

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the album was definitely a pleasant surprise, was expecting to be disappointed tbh

 

[Circa]

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[Circa]

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[Bluto]

Went down a youtube rabbit hole and came across this. Never heard of this guy till now. Anyhow, this is some good stuff.

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[Irishize]

Went down a youtube rabbit hole and came across this. Never heard of this guy till now. Anyhow, this is some good stuff.

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Love me some Billy Strings. Kid can pick. Those ear gauges did some major damage to his ear lobes...yikes!

 

[Bishop2b5]

Went down a youtube rabbit hole and came across this. Never heard of this guy till now. Anyhow, this is some good stuff.

Very cool. I'd heard the name, but never heard any of his music before. I'm not much of a country or bluegrass fan, but as a guitarist I can appreciate talent in another player when I hear it and he has it in spades. He can wear a set of strings out for real.

 

[Irishize]

Very cool. I'd heard the name, but never heard any of his music before. I'm not much of a country or bluegrass fan, but as a guitarist I can appreciate talent in another player when I hear it and he has it in spades. He can wear a set of strings out for real.

He’s riding that Appalachia trend too as far as content. WV & KY have seen the coal mining industry gutted while the methamphetamine use has skyrocketed. That makes for a ton of art.

 

[GowerND11]

He’s riding that Appalachia trend too as far as content. WV & KY have seen the coal mining industry gutted while the methamphetamine use has skyrocketed. That makes for a ton of art.

Come to the Coal Region here in PA and you'll see the exact same...


I've been listening to a lot of different bands of late, but I've been on a Silversun Pickups kick for the last week. I've always liked them, and the albums just have these great flowing moods to them.

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[Circa]

Everybody move to the back of that thing.... Everybody

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[Circa]

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[Circa]

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[Circa]

We all need to go back to the 90's. This world Is going weird.
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[Bishop2b5]

A couple of years ago I discovered Tommy Emmanuel via a Ted Talk (linked below). If you've never listened to him, you've missed something. He's widely regarded as one of the very top guitarists in the world. Dude can just do unreal stuff on a guitar. I've occasionally joked that Jeff Beck wears Tommy Emmanuel pajamas, and from me that's HIGH praise indeed.

His Ted Talk explaining what he does and how.
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Tearing it up with Brad Paisley.
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[IHateMarkMay]

After having music ADHD and changing the song constantly while working from home, I decided to go through Rolling Stone's 500 greatest albums of all time starting at number 1. Currently on 87 with Pink Floyd's The Wall.

 

[BobbyMac]

After having music ADHD and changing the song constantly while working from home, I decided to go through Rolling Stone's 500 greatest albums of all time starting at number 1. Currently on 87 with Pink Floyd's The Wall.

86 albums greater than The Wall? Sorry Rolling Stone, you've lost your way.

 

[Bishop2b5]

After having music ADHD and changing the song constantly while working from home, I decided to go through Rolling Stone's 500 greatest albums of all time starting at number 1. Currently on 87 with Pink Floyd's The Wall.

Doing something like this is a great and "ear-expanding" experience. You listen to a lot of great stuff you'd probably never have heard otherwise. Nice project.

 

[Irish YJ]

After having music ADHD and changing the song constantly while working from home, I decided to go through Rolling Stone's 500 greatest albums of all time starting at number 1. Currently on 87 with Pink Floyd's The Wall.

I did something similar, but didn't get near as far as you. It's a great idea though during these strange times.

86 albums greater than The Wall? Sorry Rolling Stone, you've lost your way.

Dark Side is 40ish... RS500 is really heavy on the 70s, which I get, and mostly agree with.

It's a good list. So is NME's.

Doing something like this is a great and "ear-expanding" experience. You listen to a lot of great stuff you'd probably never have heard otherwise. Nice project.

Indeed. I took the History of R&R in college as a blow off elective. It actually turned out to be a pretty hard and demanding class lol... It was also ear expanding. Became a fan of a lot of folks I never thought possible.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

Agreed that The Wall should be higher. Based on what I've heard, I think they should have went with important albums of all time. For examples:

Robert Johnson "The Complete Recordings" at number 22? Sure, extremely important and influential. Without it, bands like Cream, the Stones, Zeppelin and more aren't who they are

The Muddy Waters Anthology is in the same boat (ranked 38). Super influential and important, but better than Dark Side of the Moon? Nah.

Then there are other albums that the only explanation as to why they are so high is because it was early for that type of music. The Velvet Underground and Nico (13), Plastic Ono Band (23, first album post Beatles), Forever Changes by Love (40), It Takes a Nation of Millions by Public Enemy (48, first mainstream hip hop album), Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band (60, this was a rough listen for me).

Others, I think, are very low. Rumors (26), Led Zeppelin I (29), Dark Side of the Moon (43), Led Zeppelin IV (69), The Wall (87).

I'm interested to see how the rest of it goes. Definitely keeping notes and adding certain ones to my discogs wantlist.

 

[irishandy]

We all need to go back to the 90's. This world Is going weird.
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Can't go wrong with the 90's; preferably rock/alternative for me.

I am awaiting a silverchair comeback! Listen to their album 'Diorama' it is my favorite 2000's album.

 

[Irish YJ]

Agreed that The Wall should be higher. Based on what I've heard, I think they should have went with important albums of all time. For examples:

Robert Johnson "The Complete Recordings" at number 22? Sure, extremely important and influential. Without it, bands like Cream, the Stones, Zeppelin and more aren't who they are

The Muddy Waters Anthology is in the same boat (ranked 38). Super influential and important, but better than Dark Side of the Moon? Nah.

Then there are other albums that the only explanation as to why they are so high is because it was early for that type of music. The Velvet Underground and Nico (13), Plastic Ono Band (23, first album post Beatles), Forever Changes by Love (40), It Takes a Nation of Millions by Public Enemy (48, first mainstream hip hop album), Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band (60, this was a rough listen for me).

Others, I think, are very low. Rumors (26), Led Zeppelin I (29), Dark Side of the Moon (43), Led Zeppelin IV (69), The Wall (87).

I'm interested to see how the rest of it goes. Definitely keeping notes and adding certain ones to my discogs wantlist.

I agree Trout Mask Replica is a hard listen. I know someone that thinks its the bees knees...., and said you have to listen to it 10 times for it to "click"... I couldn't make it past two... There's a vid out there that explains why it's "genius".... I didn't buy their take either.

 

[IHateMarkMay]

I agree Trout Mask Replica is a hard listen. I know someone that thinks its the bees knees...., and said you have to listen to it 10 times for it to "click"... I couldn't make it past two... There's a vid out there that explains why it's "genius".... I didn't buy their take either.

Yeah, I read what RS had to write about it:

On first listen, Trout Mask Replica sounds like a wild, incomprehensible rampage through the blues. Don Van Vliet (a.k.a. Captain Beefheart) growls, rants and recites poetry over chaotic guitar licks. But every note was precisely planned in advance – to construct the songs, the Magic Band rehearsed 12 hours a day for months on end in a house with the windows blacked out. (Producer and longtime friend Frank Zappa was then able to record most of the album in less than five hours.) The avant-garde howl of tracks such as "Ella Guru" and "My Human Gets Me Blues" have inspired modern primitives from Tom Waits to PJ Harvey.

I can't imagine putting in 12 hour days for that to come out. Definitely one of the hardest to sit through (James Brown's "Star Time" takes that honor, as it's almost 5 hours long).

 

[Irish YJ]

Yeah, I read what RS had to write about it:

On first listen, Trout Mask Replica sounds like a wild, incomprehensible rampage through the blues. Don Van Vliet (a.k.a. Captain Beefheart) growls, rants and recites poetry over chaotic guitar licks. But every note was precisely planned in advance – to construct the songs, the Magic Band rehearsed 12 hours a day for months on end in a house with the windows blacked out. (Producer and longtime friend Frank Zappa was then able to record most of the album in less than five hours.) The avant-garde howl of tracks such as "Ella Guru" and "My Human Gets Me Blues" have inspired modern primitives from Tom Waits to PJ Harvey.

I can't imagine putting in 12 hour days for that to come out. Definitely one of the hardest to sit through (James Brown's "Star Time" takes that honor, as it's almost 5 hours long).

I found the vid I mentioned. Says a little of the same, but goes into how they made it a little bit. To me, it's probably best explained as a guy who is not musically trained who is dropping too much acid, and thinks he's being artistic.... I hate when people are overly artistic lol.

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[IHateMarkMay]

I found the vid I mentioned. Says a little of the same, but goes into how they made it a little bit. To me, it's probably best explained as a guy who is not musically trained who is dropping too much acid, and thinks he's being artistic.... I hate when people are overly artistic lol.

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Overly artistic then look down on you when you don't understand their "art" is best haha

 

[BobbyMac]

Trout face... uses a Carp. Dishonest art.

 

[Irish YJ]

Trout face... uses a Carp. Dishonest art.

I noticed that too. I had to google it... And there was actually a review on the album cover too lol

 

[Irish YJ]

inspired by the Covid thread....

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[Irish YJ]

Going to be listening to several bands this week after watching the premier of Laurel Canyon last night on Epix. Awesome documentary. If you're a fan of 60s and 70s music, it's a must watch. First episode included stuff on CSN, Buf Spr, Joni Mitchell, Clapton, Mommas and Papas, Doors, and a lot more. I was totally blown away to find out that Alice Cooper was part of the whole Laurel Canyon scene hanging out with the Monkeys, CSN, M&Ps, etc.. I just can't imagine lol... Hyped for E2.

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[Bishop2b5]

This is an oldie from about 45 years ago, but my favorite bit of keyboard work in all of rock history. I love this entire song and it's one of my all-time favorite instrumentals, but Chuck Leavell's 4-minute Fender-Rhodes solo starting at about the 4:40 mark just keeps building and is extraordinary and moving. Chuck can seriously wear a keyboard out.

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[BobbyMac]

This is an oldie from about 45 years ago, but my favorite bit of keyboard work in all of rock history. I love this entire song and it's one of my all-time favorite instrumentals, but Chuck Leavell's 4-minute Fender-Rhodes solo starting at about the 4:40 mark just keeps building and is extraordinary and moving. Chuck can seriously wear a keyboard out.

I had some Dead/Phish buddies back in the 90's who wrote a jam song over a 20 minute version High Falls. They were connected to Freddy Jones if any of you are South Bend 80's/90's guys. Great shiit.